Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 14:31
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 144 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 423 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PwrHis(1787 2336) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 34 Parallax 46 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 33.6 Splatting 38.7 29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140516 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 123 115 111 113 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 304 Write 160 Mixed 182 SusWrite 116 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 28.2 93% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.6 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 32.8 33% 50.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 736GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 180 180 186 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 179 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 181 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 116 111 113 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 117 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 429% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.9 1.3 4.2 1.8 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.36% Terrible	Read 4.2 Write 1 Mixed 5 SusWrite 3 4% 3.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.36% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160 2x8GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16